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* Added test code
* Added Writer class
* Allow negative number in ``INFO`` and ``FORMAT`` fields (thanks martijnvermaat)
* Prefer ``vcf.Reader`` to ``vcf.VCFReader``
* Support compressed files with guessing where filename is available on fsock
* Allow opening by filename as well as filesocket
* Support fetching rows for tabixed indexed files
* Performance improvements (see ``test/prof.py``)
* Added extensible filter script (see FILTERS.md), vcf_filter.py
Contributions
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Project started by jdoughertyii and taken over by jamescasbon on 12th January 2011.
Contributions from arq5x, brentp, martijnvermaat, ian1roberts, marcelm.
This project was supported by `Population Genetics <http://www.populationgenetics.com/>`_.